Thread: butt welded pipes leaking.

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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

i think some one would have a hi to mid heat epoxy that would be made to do just what out want but. may be much cheaper to do it over .how many joints and what size is the tube? if not to many welds and not to long just send it to me i will weld it with new tubes used the old ones for patterns up for you .and be very fair with you like pay for my gas and filler rod and my lunch

for right now, I just have 2 joints, but I'll have 5 or 6 when done ( but I'm going to make 2 pipes and peice them togther w/ a sewer couplar, for ease of installation ). it's all 2.5" manderal bent.

Originally Posted by Matt167

for right now, I just have 2 joints, but I'll have 5 or 6 when done ( but I'm going to make 2 pipes and peice them togther w/ a sewer couplar, for ease of installation ). it's all 2.5" manderal bent.

not that hard for me .will stand by what i said .if you want to take my offer just trying to help you out

Originally Posted by Matt167

for right now, I just have 2 joints, but I'll have 5 or 6 when done ( but I'm going to make 2 pipes and peice them togther w/ a sewer couplar, for ease of installation ). it's all 2.5" manderal bent.

Matt.....Why not just take the time to do it right????? Tack the tubes together and send them to Pat!!!!!

I might just do that. I have to at least, cut, fit and fab all the pipes first, but b4 that, I gotta put the oil galley plug in I left out ( behind timing gear ), and fix my oil preassure problem first.

what I meant by the sewer couplars tho is, if I left the turbo to intercooler pipe 1 peice, I would have to snake the entire thing thru the front panal/ rad support , which would be hard, so I'll make 2 pipes, have them meet in the middle.

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

not that hard for me .will stand by what i said .if you want to take my offer just trying to help you out

could I tack the pipes in 4-6 places tho, so the pipes could be re used? I kno the 1 pipe I made, is wasted, I can grind on it to see if I can get it apart, and re
tack, but I doubt I'll get it.

send me the old ones and new tube or the money to cover the tube and i will cut it ,fit it ,weld it , and used the old ones as a pattern for the new ones if not to bad i can run thru your old weld and re weld if there is room it will get shorter but that would have alot to do with how many welds about 1/8 you will loose a weld joint to re weld

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

send me the old ones and new tube or the money to cover the tube and i will cut it ,fit it ,weld it , and used the old ones as a pattern for the new ones if not to bad i can run thru your old weld and re weld if there is room it will get shorter but that would have alot to do with how many welds about 1/8 you will loose a weld joint to re weld

I see. the most important peice I have now, is the 1 that goes from the intercooler, thru the front panal/ rad support, around the battery tray, and then it will 90* back to the turbo.

but my question is, if I spot tacked each pipe from now on, in like 4 or 5 places, could you just like finish up the welds w/ TIG?. Only reason I don't wanna have to buy new pipe, is cause it's so darn expensive. I have about $300 worth of piping, 1/2 of that has been used. some of it, on my turbo down pipe, but that I'm not worried about leaks, it's only exhaust, and pretty leak free as is.

Originally Posted by Matt167

I see. the most important peice I have now, is the 1 that goes from the intercooler, thru the front panal/ rad support, around the battery tray, and then it will 90* back to the turbo.

but my question is, if I spot tacked each pipe from now on, in like 4 or 5 places, could you just like finish up the welds w/ TIG?. Only reason I don't wanna have to buy new pipe, is cause it's so darn expensive. I have about $300 worth of piping, 1/2 of that has been used. some of it, on my turbo down pipe, but that I'm not worried about leaks, it's only exhaust, and pretty leak free as is.

yes i can do that i would just have to use filler rod if the fit up is not light tight

That's a great offer Pat, I would even throw in a six pack for that deal....LOL
Brad